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<h1>Format: Graph dialog box: General tab</h1>
<p>The Format: Graph dialog box allows you to modify the look and feel 
 of your report graphs. </p>
<p>The following options are available: </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph Styles</B></span></p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph Type</B></span>: 
 Select the graph style to apply to a report. You must have a certain number 
 of objects on your report for most graph styles. For details, see 
<a HREF="Graph_style_requirements.htm">Minimum 
 object requirements for each graph style</a>.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph Sub-type</B></span>: 
 From the drop-down list, select the style sub-type. </p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Maximum</B></span></p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Categories</B></span>: 
 Specify the maximum number of categories to display on the graph. (The 
 category is usually the Y-axis on a graph.) An example of a category is 
 a bar on a bar graph. For instance, to display 4 bars on the graph, type 
 4.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Series</B></span>: 
 Specify the maximum number of series to display on the graph. (The series 
 is usually the X-axis on a graph.)</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Other</B></span> 
 </p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use 
 font anti-aliasing</B></span>: Specify whether to improve the text on graphs. 
 This setting will sharpen zoomed images so that they are more readable. 
 </p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs3">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs3">As an Administrator, you can also access the 
 following settings in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Other </B></span><span>category</span>: 
 </p>
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	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use 
 curved lines</B></span>: Specify whether or not curved lines are used in graphs 
 that contain lines such as Line and Area graphs. By default, straight 
 lines are used in Line and Area graphs. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply 
 rounded effect to all series</B></span>: Determine if a glossy, rounded effect 
 is applied to the graph series in Graph view in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Desktop</B></span> 
 and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable</B></span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Interactive</B></span>, 
 and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>View Mode</B></span> in MicroStrategy 
 Web. In Flash Mode in MicroStrategy Web only, a more distinct rounded 
 and glossy effect is applied to the graph series. If you already applied 
 a gradient effect to the graph series using the Format dialog box, the 
 colors you chose there are still applied to the graph. </p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<h3>Related topics</h3>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Selecting_an_autostyle_for_a_report.htm">Applying 
 a set of formatting: Autostyles</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Format_graph.htm">About formatting graph reports</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Display_and_format_legend.htm">Displaying, 
 hiding, and formatting a graph legend</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Display_and_format_series.htm">Formatting the 
 Y-axis: Graph series</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Gradient_colors_on_graph.htm">Applying gradient 
 colors to a graph</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Display_and_format_titles_axes.htm">Displaying 
 and formatting titles and axes</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Format_number_values.htm">Formatting number 
 values on a graph</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Tooltip_labels_for_data_points.htm">Adding 
 tooltip labels for specific data points</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Adjust_graph_scaling.htm">Adjusting the scaling 
 of a graph</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a href="Graph_Auto_Arrange.htm">Rearranging the layout 
 of pre-8.x graphs: Auto Arrange</a></p></li>
</ul>
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